The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1953 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball...The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." - Babe Ruth
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Roger Bowman | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Right | 1927-08-18 |
22 | Murry Dickson | 5-10½ | 157 | Right | Right | 1916-08-21 |
26 | Roy Face | 5-08 | 155 | Right | Right | 1928-02-20 |
19 | Bob Friend | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-11-24 |
36 | Bob Hall | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1923-12-22 |
29 | Johnny Hetki | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1922-05-12 |
32 | Cal Hogue | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1927-10-24 |
24 | Paul LaPalme | 5-10 | 184 | Left | Left | 1923-12-14 |
28 | Johnny Lindell | 6-04½ | 217 | Right | Right | 1916-08-30 |
25 | Bill MacDonald | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1929-03-28 |
35 | Woody Main | 6-03½ | 195 | Right | Right | 1922-02-12 |
20 | Paul Pettit | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1931-11-29 |
11 | Howie Pollet | 6-01½ | 175 | Left | Left | 1921-06-26 |
37 | Bob Schultz | 6-03 | 200 | Left | Right | 1923-11-27 |
23 | Jim Waugh | 6-03 | 185 | Right | Right | 1933-11-25 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
11 | Toby Atwell | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Left | 1924-03-08 |
9 | Ed Fitz Gerald | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1924-05-21 |
3 | Joe Garagiola | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1926-02-12 |
31 | Vic Janowicz | 5-09 | 185 | Right | Right | 1930-02-26 |
9 | Nick Koback | 6-00 | 187 | Right | Right | 1935-07-19 |
14 | Pete Naton | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1931-09-09 |
6 | Mike Sandlock | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Both | 1915-10-17 |
10 | Jack Shepard | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1932-05-13 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
16 | Pete Castiglione | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1921-02-13 |
12 | Dick Cole | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-05-06 |
5 | Dick Hall | 6-06 | 200 | Right | Right | 1930-09-27 |
44 | Catfish Metkovich | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Left | 1920-10-08 |
27 | Eddie O'Brien | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Right | 1930-12-11 |
30 | Johnny O'Brien | 5-09 | 170 | Right | Right | 1930-12-11 |
10 | Danny O'Connell | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1929-01-21 |
13 | Eddie Pellagrini | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Right | 1918-03-13 |
7 | Dick Smith | 5-08 | 160 | Right | Right | 1926-07-21 |
21 | Paul Smith | 5-08 | 165 | Left | Left | 1931-03-19 |
5 | Preston Ward | 6-03 | 198 | Right | Left | 1927-07-24 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
18 | Cal Abrams | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1924-03-02 |
17 | Carlos Bernier | 5-09 | 180 | Right | Right | 1927-01-28 |
16 | Brandy Davis | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1927-09-10 |
7 | Gene Hermanski | 5-11½ | 185 | Right | Left | 1920-05-11 |
4 | Ralph Kiner | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1922-10-27 |
14 | Felipe Montemayor | 6-02 | 185 | Left | Left | 1928-02-07 |
44 | Hal Rice | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Left | 1924-02-11 |
15 | Frank Thomas | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1929-06-11 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Bob Addis | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Left | 1925-11-06 |
37 | Clem Koshorek | 5-04½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1925-06-20 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 50 games, lost 104 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 99/104) where 572,757 fans witnessed their 1953 Pirates finish the season with a .325 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?